Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ531633
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0147-8648
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Laws Must Be Nonpartisan, Not Bipartisan.
Mulford, Ross Clayton
Update on Law-Related Education, v20 n3 p42-43 Fall 1996
Maintains that current campaign finance laws and regulations unfairly advantage incumbents and discourage challengers. This has resulted in the predominance of interest groups, media campaigns, and an emphasis on fund raising over political leadership. Argues for campaign finance laws written to serve the public interest. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Civics, Democratic Values, Elections, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Fund Raising, Government (Administrative Body), Law Related Education, Political Campaigns, Political Candidates, Political Influences, Political Issues, Political Parties, Politics, Public Affairs Education, Social Studies, Voting
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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